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the speaker threatens european countries with troops in afghanistan to pull those troops out or pay the price. the five minute video was released ahead of national elections in germany this weekend. it is the latest in a series of videos threatening germany with a rude awayening as voters back a government supporting the war. >>> this is the third al-qaeda tape in a week between that and the terror arrest, we want to know how you feel. do you think more plots are popping up against the united states? or do you think the government is just getting better at breaking them up? share your thoughts in an e- mail to mcginty's mail bag. derek will read some of your responses on the air when he returns on monday. >>> a followup now on the arrest of the chief of staff for one of the district's most powerful council members. jim graham is postponing a hearing on taxi cab legislation after ted loza was arrested for accepting bribes from a member of the taxi cab industry. one of the groups listed in the government's search warrant is his wife who works for a nonprofit group that puts on a latina fe
the speaker threatens european countries with troops in afghanistan to pull those troops out or pay the price. the five minute video was released ahead of national elections in germany this weekend. it is the latest in a series of videos threatening germany with a rude awayening as voters back a government supporting the war. >>> this is the third al-qaeda tape in a week between that and the terror arrest, we want to know how you feel. do you think more plots are popping up against the...
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top commander on the ground in afghanistan wants more troops. others are pushing for a new strategy. what is a commander-in-chief to do? going to talk about afghanistan strategy with a retired attorney general. we do that when he with come back. 24/7... including the eight hours you spend with your eyes closed. prilosec otc. heartburn gone. power on. (announcer) we understand. you need to save money. >> a major debate unfolding in afghanistan. top commanders saying he needs more troops maybe as many as 40,000 more. not everybody is on board just yet. some like vice president joe biden saying we should scale back operations and focus on disrupting al qaeda. should re send more troops or look at other strategies? joining us now is ten headaches former deputy commander of special ops commands. thank you for being here. this is a very tough decision. i am glad i don't have to make it. whether or not to send more of our men and women over to afghanistan. what do you think the president should do? >> i think he should send more people or you should ge
top commander on the ground in afghanistan wants more troops. others are pushing for a new strategy. what is a commander-in-chief to do? going to talk about afghanistan strategy with a retired attorney general. we do that when he with come back. 24/7... including the eight hours you spend with your eyes closed. prilosec otc. heartburn gone. power on. (announcer) we understand. you need to save money. >> a major debate unfolding in afghanistan. top commanders saying he needs more troops...
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soldrs and marines in afghanistan. brith troops joining some 39,000 other nato troops over t weekend, general stanley mcchrystal, who mmands both the u.s. and na forces, formallyubmitted his request for more american troops, possibly as many a40,000 more. the rategy review comes as the outcome of afghastan's disputed presidential elecon remains in doubt. and as public pport for the war is fling in europe and in the u.s., amid growing casualties. this year is on tracto be the deadlit yet for coalition troops, with 379 killed, including 222 americs. deaths amongfghan civilians have ao spiked. just tay, a roside bomb rippedpart a packed bus near khandahar, killing 30 cilians. ainst that backdrop, preside obama held a strategy sessio this afternoon wh vice presidt biden, secretary of state clinton, defen secretary gates and general peaeus, head of the u.s. ntral command. and we have our own ssion now withsenators carl levin, chairman of the senate arm servic committee; and saxbe chambliss of geoia, a republican on thatommi
soldrs and marines in afghanistan. brith troops joining some 39,000 other nato troops over t weekend, general stanley mcchrystal, who mmands both the u.s. and na forces, formallyubmitted his request for more american troops, possibly as many a40,000 more. the rategy review comes as the outcome of afghastan's disputed presidential elecon remains in doubt. and as public pport for the war is fling in europe and in the u.s., amid growing casualties. this year is on tracto be the deadlit yet for...
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what would we consider success in afghanistan? and if you look at what happened with the soviet union entering, they were there for a decade or so, it failed. their mission wasn't clear and the exit strategy just opened up a vacuum, a power vacuum that allowed to taliban to come in and really claim all of this power which then in turn led to them hiding al qaeda for so long. so in this case do we have a clear mission, a clear picture what if victory in afghanistan would look like to us? >> no. i don't think that president obama has really defined that for the american people which is why you see support for continued war there, losing, you know, diminishing, really, by the month. and i think that until -- that's why you see him in a pause right now as his team tries to come up with a really clarified strategy because they have not really produced very clear bench marks for success there. until they do, you're not going to see the public support for it and i think that you're not going to resolve this internal debate in the adminis
what would we consider success in afghanistan? and if you look at what happened with the soviet union entering, they were there for a decade or so, it failed. their mission wasn't clear and the exit strategy just opened up a vacuum, a power vacuum that allowed to taliban to come in and really claim all of this power which then in turn led to them hiding al qaeda for so long. so in this case do we have a clear mission, a clear picture what if victory in afghanistan would look like to us?...
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troops to be pulled from afghanistan? >> no. i recently came back from iraq and afghanistan. the administration defined the mission to disrupt and destroy the taliban and al qaeda and other terrorist forces that represent a threat to the national security interests of the united states. we need to make sure that mission is successful and the rule needs to be when the united states goes to war, the united states wins, and so we need to make sure we do those things to complete that mission successfully, and that includes putting more troops into afghanistan if needed. >> let me ask you a broader question, your convention was here a year ago. we've showed a snippet of your speech. barack obama won 53% of the vote nationally, turned red states blue, nine states george w. bush had won four years previously barack obama changed. as we have this conversation eight months since barack obama took office has the republican party taken the right steps in your view to repair its relationship with the american people or at the moment are you just benefitting from doubts about him? >> some
troops to be pulled from afghanistan? >> no. i recently came back from iraq and afghanistan. the administration defined the mission to disrupt and destroy the taliban and al qaeda and other terrorist forces that represent a threat to the national security interests of the united states. we need to make sure that mission is successful and the rule needs to be when the united states goes to war, the united states wins, and so we need to make sure we do those things to complete that mission...
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and just today, al qaeda issued a new threat, this one against germany which has troops in afghanistan and a general election next week. tonight, officials are scrambling to figure out if it is somehow connected. the man who authorities say posed the most serious threat was flown from denver to new york today on a u.s. marshals jet. sha shackled to the seat and to the floor. najibullah zazi, a one-time coffee cart vendor and airport shuttle driver arrived in the city he is accused of trying to attack. >> this is the kind of guy we have been anticipating for years now. someone who had a green card or passport and could go in and out of the country. >> zazi may have been planning to explode a series of bombs in new york on september 11, two weeks ago, a day that still evokes painful memories for the city and the country. tonight, police and federal agents are still on round the clock surveillance in the neighborhood in new york where zazi moved from afghanistan ten years ago when he was 14 years old. >> he was a very nice person. i mean, i never seen anything in him as a danger. but mayb
and just today, al qaeda issued a new threat, this one against germany which has troops in afghanistan and a general election next week. tonight, officials are scrambling to figure out if it is somehow connected. the man who authorities say posed the most serious threat was flown from denver to new york today on a u.s. marshals jet. sha shackled to the seat and to the floor. najibullah zazi, a one-time coffee cart vendor and airport shuttle driver arrived in the city he is accused of trying to...
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you know, donna went to afghanistan. we've talked about the need to make sure that women in afghanistan have an alternative to growing poppies. and aaron is involved in the transportation committee which is hugely important to my state because highways are the life line for the state of wyoming. we have no intrastate air service. so everyone of the people at this table brings something to my state that is important to me. so i would seek out jared when we're talking about entrepreneurship and venture capital and investors. i seek out aaron when we're talking about transportation issues. that's true with other members as well. on both sides of the aisle. i enjoy my freshman colleagues. that has been a delight. >> ifill: does that mean it's not bad as it looks from the outside? >> it's really not. the old adage that everybody hates congress but they love their congressman or woman is probably true. i have found that there is much more to look up to in congress than to look down upon. clearly when you have 435 of any kind o
you know, donna went to afghanistan. we've talked about the need to make sure that women in afghanistan have an alternative to growing poppies. and aaron is involved in the transportation committee which is hugely important to my state because highways are the life line for the state of wyoming. we have no intrastate air service. so everyone of the people at this table brings something to my state that is important to me. so i would seek out jared when we're talking about entrepreneurship and...
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alisyn: now to the war in afghanistan. president obama meeting with the nato secretary-general and getting a promise that they will stay alongside the u.s. in afghanistan until al qaeda is defeated. >> we believe is critical that our success will -- that we are successful in dismantling, disrupting, destroying the al qaeda network. alisyn: but the secretary- general also said a change in strategy is needed. an echo from the call from the top u.s. commanders. tomorrow the president kicks off a set of intensive meetings with his national security council to plan out the way forward. major garrett, does the secretary general see a stronger military role for other nations in afghanistan in the future? >> not immediately, but in a speech that he gave yesterday, he said what needs to happen is to have nato countries who have troops on the ground to loosen up the rules of engagement. he knows the politics of nato, these countries with troops in afghanistan, are unlikely to increase those numbers. so the first thing they need to d
alisyn: now to the war in afghanistan. president obama meeting with the nato secretary-general and getting a promise that they will stay alongside the u.s. in afghanistan until al qaeda is defeated. >> we believe is critical that our success will -- that we are successful in dismantling, disrupting, destroying the al qaeda network. alisyn: but the secretary- general also said a change in strategy is needed. an echo from the call from the top u.s. commanders. tomorrow the president kicks...
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the younger o'toole says serving with his father in afghanistan is much the same as it was in reno, except that his dad keeps bugging him to call his mom. >> and he should listen. >> mom likes that. >> "nightly news" is next. >> we'll see you at 11:00. ha >>> on our broadcast tonight -- the flu fight. we have a comprehensive look at swine flu. how families and hospitals are handling it and sorting out the vaccines as flu season takes off. >>> backing the bid. president obama decides to fly to europe to try to bring the olympics back home to chicago. >>at the wheel. what's the number one thing that seems to keep young drivers safer on the road? >>> and she's got game. the college football official who's breaking through that grass ceiling. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television on >>> good evening. there is reason to believehis past weekend was the all-time benchmark high so far for suspected cases of swine flu. one hospital in cleveland reports a rapidly growing number of patients, another in denver has run out of h1n1 test kits. there are similar spikes i
the younger o'toole says serving with his father in afghanistan is much the same as it was in reno, except that his dad keeps bugging him to call his mom. >> and he should listen. >> mom likes that. >> "nightly news" is next. >> we'll see you at 11:00. ha >>> on our broadcast tonight -- the flu fight. we have a comprehensive look at swine flu. how families and hospitals are handling it and sorting out the vaccines as flu season takes off. >>>...
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and afghanistan. the administration is capitulating to ration demand rewarding russia for its divisive policies and actions despite the administration's adamant statements that it wasn't linking the follow-up treaty with missile defense on the eve of negotiations they give russia what they wanted. partly it seems to me the way to start a negotiation. contrary to the intelligence and evidence reports that indicated growing iranian threat. the obama administration claims the threat is now downgraded. we have seen nothing to indicate any downgrade of the threat. iranian behavior on the past year clearly demonstrates their intent and capability to develop long-range missiles. obama is clearly reneged on his pledge made in prague that he would move forward with european missile defense as long as the threat from iran exists. the u.s. and europe will be bald orval. iran now has an open invitation to focus on long-range missile development which is already doing. this decision didn't appear to be made on the
and afghanistan. the administration is capitulating to ration demand rewarding russia for its divisive policies and actions despite the administration's adamant statements that it wasn't linking the follow-up treaty with missile defense on the eve of negotiations they give russia what they wanted. partly it seems to me the way to start a negotiation. contrary to the intelligence and evidence reports that indicated growing iranian threat. the obama administration claims the threat is now...
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not unlike afghanistan. as far as i'm concerned because it's not about the $1.5 billion as it is the five-year commitment. so our strategy is i think much more comprehensive with pakistan than it used to be. that said there are limits of the sovereign country, and they are in charge of their own country. >> thank you. i see my time is out. thank you. >> thank you senator hagan. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'd like to add my thanks to you and your sons and wife for all of the years of service. also to the appreciation for the integrity and forthrightness brought to this job. i can tell you it's appreciated on this side of the river. there's been a lot of talk about afghanistan, and i'm going to ask some questions on that. before i do i would like to point out that as, you know, we're doing this defense review and it's very important with the new administration is, and i hope that we don't lose on either of the river on the larger aspects that in the term ground commitments that can affect structure and not pl
not unlike afghanistan. as far as i'm concerned because it's not about the $1.5 billion as it is the five-year commitment. so our strategy is i think much more comprehensive with pakistan than it used to be. that said there are limits of the sovereign country, and they are in charge of their own country. >> thank you. i see my time is out. thank you. >> thank you senator hagan. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'd like to add my thanks to you and your sons and wife for all of the...
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why afghanistan? i encourage my friends of britain and america to send more troops and continue this bloodbath, but they will never come to a fruitful results in iraq or afghanistan. look what happened to them in iraq, even though it is a desert, let alone afghanistan. it is a mountainous area. if i want to deceive them, i will say to them, ok, carry on your war in iraq and afghanistan. but i want to see the people from america and britain and other countries fighting in iraq and pakistan -- and afghanistan, i tell them, leave the countries alone and let them govern themselves. there was a civil war in america, there was a civil war in spain and china and everywhere. let there be a civil war in iraq. let everyone have a civil war. who said that if taliban becomes in government that would have a nuclear weapon or missiles? those airplanes that hit new york, this very same place, did they take off from afghanistan or iraq? no. these planes were in jfk airport. how can they go and hit afghanistan? they a
why afghanistan? i encourage my friends of britain and america to send more troops and continue this bloodbath, but they will never come to a fruitful results in iraq or afghanistan. look what happened to them in iraq, even though it is a desert, let alone afghanistan. it is a mountainous area. if i want to deceive them, i will say to them, ok, carry on your war in iraq and afghanistan. but i want to see the people from america and britain and other countries fighting in iraq and pakistan --...
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troops are vitally needed in afghanistan. but joint chiefs chairman mike mullen did not specify how many more troops the pentagon might request. >>> the troops in afghanistan have been directed to do all they can to avoid civilian casualties. the pentagon has released some tape now, which it says dhon statements the split-second decisions that troops have to make in battle. here's martha raddatz. >> reporter: it begins with a helicopter crew seeps several men planting what they believe to be an explosive device on a dirt road. >> they're digging around on the ground. it looks like he appears to be covering up something in the road. >> he's on the east side of the road. >> roger. >> reporter: the helicopter crew tracks the man for several minutes, preparing to fire when suddenly, a child appears. >> is that a kid, damn it! >> the kid appears to be carrying something over into their vicinity. he's handing them something, and they're digging in that road. >> ok, go away kid, go away kid, go away kid. >> reporter: the helicopter
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>> let me ask you about afghanistan lastly. the president will face a recommendation to the commanding general to send more troops to afghanistan. can the progressive wing of the democratic party support more troops in afghanistan? does the president have to do something to win you over? >> the president has to win me over with a civilian surge which he promised. we're only about a quarter of the way toward that civilian surge that we talked about last spring. we need to have a civilian surge because we need to help afghanistan build institutions that afghans are willing to defend. right now we've got to cut the civilian casualties, put a premium on protecting civilians, and that way we can start really to get some local community. >> you're not sold on the military mission. you agree with george will, troops should come out, use drones? >> i don't like the drones. they're not very smart. they shoot at large numbers of people without distinguishing. then you get civilian casualties. i think that we need a civilian surge just li
>> let me ask you about afghanistan lastly. the president will face a recommendation to the commanding general to send more troops to afghanistan. can the progressive wing of the democratic party support more troops in afghanistan? does the president have to do something to win you over? >> the president has to win me over with a civilian surge which he promised. we're only about a quarter of the way toward that civilian surge that we talked about last spring. we need to have a...
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do you believe that more troops should go to afghanistan and do you believe that the president has a clear mission and an exit strategy? >> well, i don't know about the mission and the exit strategy, but we are going to have the benchmarks that i've been pushing for some time as part of the armed services committee. we're going to have those available rather shortly, because we do have to know what the mission is. we have to be able to measure or progress, or lack of progress towards that mission, and we have to determine what it is we're trying to do with the taliban, and make the country not another platform for the al qaeda staging platform for their goals, which are detrimental to the rest of the world. so these benchmarks i think will be very helpful in understanding what we need to do and how we're doing, trying to get that. now, admiral mullins is coming in to see me this week and you can only imagine my first question is, why do we need more troops, and how do those troops fit in with the benchmarks that are about to come out. >> and so senator klobuchar, here at the state fa
do you believe that more troops should go to afghanistan and do you believe that the president has a clear mission and an exit strategy? >> well, i don't know about the mission and the exit strategy, but we are going to have the benchmarks that i've been pushing for some time as part of the armed services committee. we're going to have those available rather shortly, because we do have to know what the mission is. we have to be able to measure or progress, or lack of progress towards that...
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troops to afghanistan. the number of our military have served in iraq and afghanistan and have done a magnificent job. many have been deployed four and five times. the zare to serve is greater than ever, but the stress placed on our all-volunteer forces and families cannot continue forever. it is important for the current administration to articulate an end point to its war strategy rather than ordering another surge of troops. with that, madam speaker, i ask god to please bless our men and uniform and bless the families who have given a child dying in afghanistan and iraq and god please, god please, god please continue to bless america. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: mr. mcgovern of massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: permission to revise and stepped my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: i rise to express my strong concern over u.s. policy in afghanistan. i worry that we are getting sucked deeper and deeper into a war with no end. our mission continues to grow and grow with
troops to afghanistan. the number of our military have served in iraq and afghanistan and have done a magnificent job. many have been deployed four and five times. the zare to serve is greater than ever, but the stress placed on our all-volunteer forces and families cannot continue forever. it is important for the current administration to articulate an end point to its war strategy rather than ordering another surge of troops. with that, madam speaker, i ask god to please bless our men and...
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section in afghanistan. i tried to do so through a university consortium that would set up a service through usaid, unfortunately, usaid lacked the vision to enact this vision. i told the airmen whose civilian lives were farmers an possessed other expertise to empower the afghans. for over a year the agricultural development teams, a.d.t., helped afghans value high -- have high-value. decades of war in afghanistan have left most of the country mired in 18th century practices. these a.d.t. teams provide agricultural specialists to help the afghans rebuild their agricultural no how and sow the seeds of peace in afghanistan. thanks to the a.d.t.'s hard work poppy production has been virtually eliminated where it was the second most prolific producer of poppies before. the first of these teams started to work in february of 2008. the second rotation is under way, and i just joined friends and family back in missouri to celebrate the sendoff of the third rotation of the a.d.t. by showing a consistent commitment t
section in afghanistan. i tried to do so through a university consortium that would set up a service through usaid, unfortunately, usaid lacked the vision to enact this vision. i told the airmen whose civilian lives were farmers an possessed other expertise to empower the afghans. for over a year the agricultural development teams, a.d.t., helped afghans value high -- have high-value. decades of war in afghanistan have left most of the country mired in 18th century practices. these a.d.t. teams...
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service members died in attacks in southern afghanistan. three died in a roadside bombing yesterday. one was shot to death by insurgents, another died in attack while on patrol. >>> just ahead on the morning new, a long time kennedy ally is appointed to his senate seat. >>> plus, texting truckers. the push to prevent distractions on the road. first, katie couric has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >>> a deadly virus is killing salmon in chili and that's causing problems on dinner tables right here in the u.s. what can be done to put an end to the crisis? tonight only on the "cbs evening news." ...and i smoked for 29 years. the one thing about smoking - is it dominates your life, and it dominated mine. and the sad thing about it is that you can always use an excuse if cigarettes don't kill me, oh well - something else will. but, you can't use that as an excuse. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. it was very interesting that you could smoke on the first week. chantix gave me that extra help tha
service members died in attacks in southern afghanistan. three died in a roadside bombing yesterday. one was shot to death by insurgents, another died in attack while on patrol. >>> just ahead on the morning new, a long time kennedy ally is appointed to his senate seat. >>> plus, texting truckers. the push to prevent distractions on the road. first, katie couric has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >>> a deadly virus is killing salmon in chili and...
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martha: let's talk about afghanistan. i want to show a clip of general mcchrystal, which aired yesterday on "60 minutes." >> 1218 months to show a significant change, -- 12to 18 months to show a significant change, just to get tools of the tool box. a good organization looks at their watch. martha: we have really got to get that way, he says. clearly frustrated with the pace of things in washington. what do you think about that? >> he has got people out there, he is basically asking them to put their lives on the line. he knows what they need in order to be adequately protected. yet there is a study occurring. it is not right, not fair to the troops on the ground, not fair to the general in charge. martha: also echoing the thoughts of george will, saying pull out. let's not put it on the ground in this situation. you want me to do what you have asked me to do, i will need more troops. which way you see this going? >> i do now know. you have got to make cut. we need the troop strength to do what we need, troop strength for
martha: let's talk about afghanistan. i want to show a clip of general mcchrystal, which aired yesterday on "60 minutes." >> 1218 months to show a significant change, -- 12to 18 months to show a significant change, just to get tools of the tool box. a good organization looks at their watch. martha: we have really got to get that way, he says. clearly frustrated with the pace of things in washington. what do you think about that? >> he has got people out there, he is...
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if we pull out of afghanistan, does it give them a chance to research not only in afghanistan, but also in nuclear pakistan? >> i think we would be taking a grave risk if we turned our back on afghanistan again. we did this before and after the soviet withdrawal. that resulted in the rise of the taliban, backed by pakistani intelligence and saudi petrodollars. if we do it again, there's a chance that in the future we will be forced to intervene again in afghanistan with the return of the taliban and closely on their shields, the return of al-qaeda. trace: does it seem like we're continuing to take in baby steps? remember the old analogy of the bacon and egg breakfast? is it time that we commit fully or pulled out fully? >> i think the time has long passed that the obama administration should make its strategy clear on afghanistan, and give their military commanders, including general mcchrystal who was hand-picked by the administration. the administration needs to follow through. trace: when the president first came forward about this, it was not just about a surge. it was about civilia
if we pull out of afghanistan, does it give them a chance to research not only in afghanistan, but also in nuclear pakistan? >> i think we would be taking a grave risk if we turned our back on afghanistan again. we did this before and after the soviet withdrawal. that resulted in the rise of the taliban, backed by pakistani intelligence and saudi petrodollars. if we do it again, there's a chance that in the future we will be forced to intervene again in afghanistan with the return of the...
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marine who fought in southern afghanistan. we flew from san francisco to the bite and then on to kabul. -- from 7 ciscsan francisco to , then to kabul. it is definitely putting this together. it was funded by non-profit donations. i met with all kinds of people from different walks of life. we did not do it from behind u.s. military lines or use taxpayer money. we did not isolate ourselves from the reality on the ground. whenever staffers from the hill are members of congress go they are led around. it is the dog and pony show. there more was about the official line, not about what people are going through there. i went to this refugee camp and returned to washington. i want to say, let's get our priorities straight. let's and dumping massive amounts of weaponry into afghanistan. talk about development. host: the next call comes from tennessee. caller: those people over there want to kill us and israelis. if we've just left over there, what do you think they will do? they will not just top. guest: frankly, that is a world view
marine who fought in southern afghanistan. we flew from san francisco to the bite and then on to kabul. -- from 7 ciscsan francisco to , then to kabul. it is definitely putting this together. it was funded by non-profit donations. i met with all kinds of people from different walks of life. we did not do it from behind u.s. military lines or use taxpayer money. we did not isolate ourselves from the reality on the ground. whenever staffers from the hill are members of congress go they are led...
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he was on his way to visit the scene of a nato airstrike in northern afghanistan. his colleague was killed. higher humidity may give some relief for firefighters working on the fire in l.a. the blaze killed two firefighters and has burned 150,000 acres so far. outbreaks. i am lauren green. now, back to "on the record." greta: things have been tough, really tough, for many americans. it has been awhile since the country has gone into a virtual tailspin. the government seized control of fannie mae and freddie mac, and since then, all of us are using words like "bailout" and "stimulus" and "trillion" with a t. a writer for the associated press joins us. chuck, what a story this has been. who would have guessed when we first had heard of fannie mae and freddie mac that we would have been in this mess? tell us about the series that the a p is putting together? >> we are looking at the five weeks of what transformed what was a regular recession into what we are calling the great recession. it was basically the freezing of the credit markets that led to all of the panic t
he was on his way to visit the scene of a nato airstrike in northern afghanistan. his colleague was killed. higher humidity may give some relief for firefighters working on the fire in l.a. the blaze killed two firefighters and has burned 150,000 acres so far. outbreaks. i am lauren green. now, back to "on the record." greta: things have been tough, really tough, for many americans. it has been awhile since the country has gone into a virtual tailspin. the government seized control of...
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>> this is good news but this is where it gets murky because of the afghanistan. we're seeing the conflict over sending more troops, the numbers are very low in terms of where people stand, african- americans have been the biggest supports are more against a expansion of the war in afghanistan than anyone else and so the president has a difficult decision. the leaders are saying we need to go in and joe biden is the first guest on the show. but his was interesting. the country 9/11 attacks were launched, we're talking abouspringing our troops out, because the support for the war went down because of iraq where we should not have been. and so it's interesting that the taliban could be back in charge in afghanistan, al-qaeda reconstituted if we pull out. that is the dilemma and that will have a direct affect in terms of the terror warnings because if you allow them to get strong again, you're back at square one where we were eight years ago. >> the president's own man calling for more troops in afghanistan. >> our time is tight this morning. love having you here, ho
>> this is good news but this is where it gets murky because of the afghanistan. we're seeing the conflict over sending more troops, the numbers are very low in terms of where people stand, african- americans have been the biggest supports are more against a expansion of the war in afghanistan than anyone else and so the president has a difficult decision. the leaders are saying we need to go in and joe biden is the first guest on the show. but his was interesting. the country 9/11...
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how are you going to say you are doing something to help afghanistan when the war is not even afghanistan in it in pakistan. that is where bin laden is and how are we going to defeat afghans when we are not doing nothing in pakistan? when the wall went up our country promised us we would never occupy another land again. that is one promise we have not kept. i'm sufg from post-traumatic stress almost 40 years after the vietnam war and i only did one tour. what do you think will happen -- and i can't get help from the government? what will happen to the troops going over there tour after tour when they get back? they will be in the same s&p i'm in. -- they will be in the same shape i'm in. i love president obama and i voted for him but he is wrong trying to continue this war. they have been fitting for centuries and there nothing we are going to do to change the situation over there. host: mr. boot? guest: well, i thank the caller for his service in vietnam but i respectfully disagree with his characterization that nothing happened in vietnam after the u.s. left. a lot of things happened in
how are you going to say you are doing something to help afghanistan when the war is not even afghanistan in it in pakistan. that is where bin laden is and how are we going to defeat afghans when we are not doing nothing in pakistan? when the wall went up our country promised us we would never occupy another land again. that is one promise we have not kept. i'm sufg from post-traumatic stress almost 40 years after the vietnam war and i only did one tour. what do you think will happen -- and i...
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he is 24 years old, he is an immigrant from afghanistan. najibullah zazi was indicted today, charged with conspiracy to build an explode weapons of mass destruction. authorities allege zazi was moving toward inmre menation of his plan when it was broken up. eric holder said today, any imminent threat has been disrupted, but he reminded the public to remain individual lent, and brian ross is here again tonight. brian? >> reporter: charlie what the government said today in its court filings was that zazi gathered chemicals and was ready to set off a series of bombs in crowded places. therefore, weapons of mass destruction. federal agents said zazi began to mix the chemicals he brought in the denver area. employees here said zazi lied to them about why he wanted the chemicals. >> did he say he was trying to color his hair? >> yeah, he said he had a lot of girlfriends. >> reporter: authorities say the same products used in beauty salons to bleach hair, create highlights and treat itchy scalps contain the set of chemicals listed in a homemade bo
he is 24 years old, he is an immigrant from afghanistan. najibullah zazi was indicted today, charged with conspiracy to build an explode weapons of mass destruction. authorities allege zazi was moving toward inmre menation of his plan when it was broken up. eric holder said today, any imminent threat has been disrupted, but he reminded the public to remain individual lent, and brian ross is here again tonight. brian? >> reporter: charlie what the government said today in its court filings...
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we need to fight in afghanistan. there are problems in afghanistan. we had a global coalition going into afghanistan. we need to continue to fight these guys, but not necessarily the way we have been fighting them. again, you have to rely on the military experts. we have west point, we have the best military minds who advise us against these operations early on, if you remember. george bush did not pay attention. they told us not to fight a war with less than 500,000 guys. we went in with 1002000, cheney signed off on it. -- we went in with 150,000, cheney signed off on it. again, thank you for c-span. president obama is going to fight the fight. host: next caller, are we safer than we were eight years ago? caller: yes, we are safer, but we will never be safer until we get rid of this regime. the previous caller, understand that he is from new york and all that. i do not know if he does his homework. i do my homework. i am not one of those people that gets home and sits down and watches tv. i like to read a lot and investigate. we will not be safe unt
we need to fight in afghanistan. there are problems in afghanistan. we had a global coalition going into afghanistan. we need to continue to fight these guys, but not necessarily the way we have been fighting them. again, you have to rely on the military experts. we have west point, we have the best military minds who advise us against these operations early on, if you remember. george bush did not pay attention. they told us not to fight a war with less than 500,000 guys. we went in with...
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we will tell you what she said about afghanistan. also, the defense secretary said that they both get a troop request by the end of this week. congress calling on to general mcchrystal to testify about the administration's policy in afghanistan to there's a lot of friction over whether or not he will testify and whether it the white house bowants him to testify before congress. please log onto foxnews.com andr only new dove has nutriummoisture... which can nourish deep down. new dove body wash with nutriummoisture. superior natural nourishment for your skin. a day on the days that you have arthritis pain, you could end up taking 4 times the number... of pills compared to aleve. choose aleve and you could start taking fewer pills. just 2 aleve have the strength... to relieve arthritis pain all day. what i need to control my diabetes, to stay healthy - and get on with my life. it comes from liberty medical. and now, it's not only where i get my diabetes testing supplies - but it's where i get my prescription drugs as well. see if you'r
we will tell you what she said about afghanistan. also, the defense secretary said that they both get a troop request by the end of this week. congress calling on to general mcchrystal to testify about the administration's policy in afghanistan to there's a lot of friction over whether or not he will testify and whether it the white house bowants him to testify before congress. please log onto foxnews.com andr only new dove has nutriummoisture... which can nourish deep down. new dove body wash...
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now, i will talk to afghanistan. our office of inspections will be in kabul this october inspecting the mission and should issue a report later in 2009. about 12 in paris, including a highly experienced team leader, a former ambassador, will conduct the post inspection of all mission aspects, including contacting, mission programs, consular affairs, and security and protection. additionally, the office of inspections will issue a report later this month on the department's mining program in afghanistan. in august, we released a report covering the performance of u.s. training center, formerly blackwater, under the terms of its afghanistan contract. mero also is participating in joint state dod audit of the afghan national police training and mentoring program. they will report at the end of this year. looking forward to 2010, mero plans to work on a number of department-funded programs, including the following -- refugees and internally displaced programs, public diplomacy, and the embassy's guard forces. regarding i
now, i will talk to afghanistan. our office of inspections will be in kabul this october inspecting the mission and should issue a report later in 2009. about 12 in paris, including a highly experienced team leader, a former ambassador, will conduct the post inspection of all mission aspects, including contacting, mission programs, consular affairs, and security and protection. additionally, the office of inspections will issue a report later this month on the department's mining program in...
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walter reid army medical center with their cars to spend some time with wounded warriors from iraq and afghanistan. especially meaningful for newman. >> i'm hear as a person to say thank you first for obviously the endless support that the u.s. army gives us and the opportunities and freedoms that we have and to say thank you for the soldiers who have given limbs at times. >> it makes you almost a shamed of yourself because we take so many things for granted and we come and see what these young men and women have done for this country. >> finally tonight there are wild pitches and then there are wild pitches. and i'm going to say that this is a wild pitch. >> whoa. >> that's jamey wright of the royals. wait for the replay. because he almost hits the batter on the on deck circle. just like the scene from bull durham. just breathe through your eyelids. >> completely took off. >> to the right. >>> that's 9news for tonight. thanks for staying up with us. tune in tomorrow at 4:55 a.m. traffic and weather and all you need to get yourself on the way. don't forget we're always on at wusa9.com. letterman i
walter reid army medical center with their cars to spend some time with wounded warriors from iraq and afghanistan. especially meaningful for newman. >> i'm hear as a person to say thank you first for obviously the endless support that the u.s. army gives us and the opportunities and freedoms that we have and to say thank you for the soldiers who have given limbs at times. >> it makes you almost a shamed of yourself because we take so many things for granted and we come and see what...
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and afghanistan. it heard on a new audiotape. bin laden says european countries share in the blame for nato air strikes that have killed civilians. the president has put a new man in charge of the difficult effort to close the guantanomo terrorist detainee facility by next january r white house counsel greg craig was replaced by pete rouse as they worry about making the deadline. there are still legal and diplomatic and national security issues that must be dealt w you can cross off another obama administration official from the roster. he we will tell you who it is, and senate democrats get a little testy over a healthcare reform provision that just won't go away. >> the house today passed a temporary spending measure to keep the government running until the first of november. the senate will take up the bill next week, keeping the government spending at previously approved levels an specifically bans federal dollars for the embattled community group acorn. iowa republican senator chuck grassley says acorn has been running what
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commander in afghanistan says some civilians were hurt in the nato attack. at least 90 were killed. it's not clear how many were civilians and how many were taliban militants. it began a probe today. 65 victims are confirmed dead, three days after an earthquake rocked java. they are searching through the rubble. 32 people are still missing. funerals were set for this hour for most victims of the mobile home massacre in georgia. eight people were killed, most of them family members. authorities arrested guy heinze, jr., he's the son of one of the victims. he made the 911 call to police. >>> a mississippi high school football player is being called a hero for wrestling a loaded gun away from a girl on a school bus. now, he's telling his story. >> i just opened the emergency door. they told me to run out. i tried to grab her attention. i just tried to grab her attention and get the focus on myself. she glanced out the bus or blinked for a second and i lunged. got the gun away and ran out the backdoor and disarmed it. >> security videos show the 14-year-old girl pulling out a semiautoma
commander in afghanistan says some civilians were hurt in the nato attack. at least 90 were killed. it's not clear how many were civilians and how many were taliban militants. it began a probe today. 65 victims are confirmed dead, three days after an earthquake rocked java. they are searching through the rubble. 32 people are still missing. funerals were set for this hour for most victims of the mobile home massacre in georgia. eight people were killed, most of them family members. authorities...
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so i'm not convinced he's going to go into afghanistan. i think he may very well decide to try to take a path that doesn't have more troops and gets out pretty quickly and takes the consequences -- take the consequences of contradicting what he had said only a few weeks ago. >> jennifer, tony's clearly referencing the general mccrystal's report to the white house that was leaked sunday and monday actually to "the washington post" and bob woodard. who do you figure leaked it? what element of the government leaked it? and why do you think they leaked it? off of tony's view, which i'm inclined to agree with, by the way. >> i'm inclined to agree with tony's view as well. it feels like the white house is building up to not doing -- not accepting at least in total mccrystal's recommendations. and i worked -- i worked in the white house for eight years under bill clinton and predicting -- trying to figure out where relief comes from is a very perilous business. it does feel like the military may have done that to try to force the president's hand
so i'm not convinced he's going to go into afghanistan. i think he may very well decide to try to take a path that doesn't have more troops and gets out pretty quickly and takes the consequences -- take the consequences of contradicting what he had said only a few weeks ago. >> jennifer, tony's clearly referencing the general mccrystal's report to the white house that was leaked sunday and monday actually to "the washington post" and bob woodard. who do you figure leaked it?...
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>> they are serving with us in afghanistan and elsewhere, and is likely that the brown administration is going to fall -- and it is likely the brown's administration is going to fall. greta: have you looked at the situation in honduras? >> he decidedly loss to the supreme court case, and i think we are on the wrong side, and i think the united states should support the supreme court and the new government which will take place after elections in november. greta: why is the u.s. supporting zelaya? >> they are tending towards the left wingers in there, and i think there is the president of columbia, aribe, and calderon. greta: do you want to weigh in on iran, or do you want to take a pass on that? >> what we have found is that the iranians have now lost a third time, covering up a secret uranium enrichment facility outside of qom, and congress has a decision to make next week about the sanctions act which has 312 bipartisan co-sponsors in the house. 75 senators backing it. speaker pelosi should put that bill on the floor next week to send a signal to iran. greta: is she going to? >> i d
>> they are serving with us in afghanistan and elsewhere, and is likely that the brown administration is going to fall -- and it is likely the brown's administration is going to fall. greta: have you looked at the situation in honduras? >> he decidedly loss to the supreme court case, and i think we are on the wrong side, and i think the united states should support the supreme court and the new government which will take place after elections in november. greta: why is the u.s....
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closed doors today to consider revising strategy for what has become an increasingly unpopular war in afghanistan. commanders on the ground are calling for more combat troops. other advisers insist it's time to beef up training of afghan forces. the white house says any decision is weeks away. >>> terror suspect najibullah zazi is expected to be arraigned today in federal court. the former van driver is accused of platting to use weapons of mass destruction. investigators say they have identified three other possible suspects as accomplices in the case. they apparently helped zazi buy beauty products, keck cals that could be used to make bombs. >>at least two u.s. soldiers have died as the result of a land mine attack in the southern philippines. militant, linked to al qaeda, appear to be responsible for a blast on jolo island. a u.s. convoy of philippine troops were on their way to build a school when they hit the device. >>> in the north of the philippines, is massive flooding. nearly 250 people have been killed since a powerful tropical storm dumped more than a month's worth of rain in 12 hour
closed doors today to consider revising strategy for what has become an increasingly unpopular war in afghanistan. commanders on the ground are calling for more combat troops. other advisers insist it's time to beef up training of afghan forces. the white house says any decision is weeks away. >>> terror suspect najibullah zazi is expected to be arraigned today in federal court. the former van driver is accused of platting to use weapons of mass destruction. investigators say they have...
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i have been thinking about the troops in afghanistan. >> how many pins total? >> there are 200 in the exhibit and i have several more at home. >> it must make for a difficult choice sometimes. >> it is a difficult choice. the bottom line, i don't want to sound like a crazy person, but it is kind of fun to think about, you get up in the morning and you read the newspapers and you think, what am i going to do for a little fun today. >> it seems like an extra burden to carry when you are secretary of state. if it works for you, more power to you. >> you have to have humor. >> it works. >> i want to make foreign policy less foreign. there are great stories in the book. not a lot of diplo-speak but trying to explain to the american people there are a lot of good and interesting things happening. >> former secretary of state madeleine albright. we eeve got to book. a great gift to give people. >>> we are going to talk about terror and national security with janet napolitano. fascinating insight. more details in the coming hours on perhaps what is happening in the big
i have been thinking about the troops in afghanistan. >> how many pins total? >> there are 200 in the exhibit and i have several more at home. >> it must make for a difficult choice sometimes. >> it is a difficult choice. the bottom line, i don't want to sound like a crazy person, but it is kind of fun to think about, you get up in the morning and you read the newspapers and you think, what am i going to do for a little fun today. >> it seems like an extra burden...
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but the next move we make in afghanistan may be the most crucial of all. fox reports on top commanders' plans to request more u.s. troops and on the president possibly considering an entirely new strategy. plus the u.s. military behalf let our daughters and sisters a and wives to allow them to go where it's never gone before, on one of these, under water. next. this is my small-business specialist, tara. i know landscaping, but i didn't know how wireless could help my business. i just don't know how wireless can help my business. tara showed me how i could keep track of my employees in the field and get more jobs done faster. i was blown away. i'm blown away. only verizon wireless has small-business specialists in every store to help you do business better. we should get you a hat. now buy any blackberry, like the new tour, at our lowest prices ever, and get one free. trace: president obama said to be considering a dramatic shift in strategy in the war in afghanistan. within 48 hours, the top u.s. commander there general stanley mcchrystal is expected to m
but the next move we make in afghanistan may be the most crucial of all. fox reports on top commanders' plans to request more u.s. troops and on the president possibly considering an entirely new strategy. plus the u.s. military behalf let our daughters and sisters a and wives to allow them to go where it's never gone before, on one of these, under water. next. this is my small-business specialist, tara. i know landscaping, but i didn't know how wireless could help my business. i just don't...
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. >> reporter: but today some questioned whether the president should take the time, with iran, afghanistan and a health care debate to tend to. aides say he'll be on the ground less than five hours. >> surely it's within the purview of the president to root for america, but maybe i'm -- i'm wrong. >> reporter: british prime minister tony blair's personal pitch helped win london the game. russia's president, vladimir putin, lobbied and won. but just like olympic sports, there are no guarantees. the president's high-profile visit could end with the agony of defeat. senior advisory valerie jarrett said the famously competitive president intends to bring home the gold. >> president obama never goes anywhere to come in second. of course he wants to win. >> reporter: well, the first lady is still planning to go today, as she briefed some of us reporters and made it clear she approaches this like an olympic competitor. she said, it's a batter we're going to win, take no prisoners. and the decision comes friday, brian. >> we will see at the end of the week. savannah guthrie at the white house toni
. >> reporter: but today some questioned whether the president should take the time, with iran, afghanistan and a health care debate to tend to. aides say he'll be on the ground less than five hours. >> surely it's within the purview of the president to root for america, but maybe i'm -- i'm wrong. >> reporter: british prime minister tony blair's personal pitch helped win london the game. russia's president, vladimir putin, lobbied and won. but just like olympic sports, there...
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when he did the top to bottom review of what was going on in afghanistan. i don't think we should prejudge the situation. >> shannon: what is your sense of the mood in afghanistan given that the presidential election is still unresolvunresolved. some put hamid karzai over 50% to avoid a runoff but there are questions about fraud. any sense of the mood from the people about what they'd like to see raz far as resolution to the election? >> it's difficult. right after we invaded we had an opportunity to build a government of the people of afghanistan could believe in. we failed in that regard. even before this election. the average afghan feels that the karzai government has become the hopelessly corrupt and incompetent in terms of providing for them. now we have an election that's major erequests to its legitimacy and it's created significant problems. however the election comes out. karzai government or whoever's government is going to have to work hard to show the afghan people they can at least reduce the corruption and begin to provide for the people. tha
when he did the top to bottom review of what was going on in afghanistan. i don't think we should prejudge the situation. >> shannon: what is your sense of the mood in afghanistan given that the presidential election is still unresolvunresolved. some put hamid karzai over 50% to avoid a runoff but there are questions about fraud. any sense of the mood from the people about what they'd like to see raz far as resolution to the election? >> it's difficult. right after we invaded we had...
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we need a strong central government in afghanistan. you cannot close on a rope, and that is what we have been doing for about five years under the karzai regime, but that is a problem to be overcome. while we are fighting on the battlefields. jon: there are a number of observers, i guess you would say, who have said, "let's get out of afghanistan. we do not need all these troops on the ground. you can do what you need to do that with a small force of special ops troops and so forth and maybe with drones." your take? >> i think george is wrong in this particular instance. the counterinsurgency strategy we are pursuing, which says in essence that the people are the prize, by its very nature requires a lot of troops on the ground to be mixing with and protecting the people. so you need to have a squad or a company in every district or village. well, that is a lot of people, and you cannot do that from above. there are some things you can do from above, but that -- not that. jon: but general mcchrystal has said that puts more of our troops
we need a strong central government in afghanistan. you cannot close on a rope, and that is what we have been doing for about five years under the karzai regime, but that is a problem to be overcome. while we are fighting on the battlefields. jon: there are a number of observers, i guess you would say, who have said, "let's get out of afghanistan. we do not need all these troops on the ground. you can do what you need to do that with a small force of special ops troops and so forth and...
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a major raid in afghanistan leading to the capture of a key taliban leadership. you are about to see and hear it doesn't come easy. [inaudible] >> u.s. ask coalition troops taking and returning fire in a raid on a terrorist safe house. but when the smoke cleared they nabbed a big fish. a commander believed to have played a major role in the taliban's tactical operation. the 35 year old terror chief caught fleeing the safe house. he moved up to six times a day trying to elude capture by u.s. special forces. several other men were busted for trying to hide upon . across the border in pakistan. the taliban claiming responsibility for two separate bombings today. more than a dozen people kill others wounded. both attacks happening in the tribal region known to be a haven for the taliban. days ago. the group threatened to carry out attacks if the military pressed forward with an offensive. >> a terror suspects some of whom to have ties to escapes through a ventilation shaft. the area is locked down and recaptured some of the men. but some are still out there can now,
a major raid in afghanistan leading to the capture of a key taliban leadership. you are about to see and hear it doesn't come easy. [inaudible] >> u.s. ask coalition troops taking and returning fire in a raid on a terrorist safe house. but when the smoke cleared they nabbed a big fish. a commander believed to have played a major role in the taliban's tactical operation. the 35 year old terror chief caught fleeing the safe house. he moved up to six times a day trying to elude capture by...
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i returned from my fouth trip from iraq and the trip from afghanistan. the administration has defined the mission in afghanistan as to disrupt and destroy the taliban and al qaeda and other terrorist forces that represent a threat to the national security interests of the united states. we need to make sure that mission is successful. the rule needs to be when the united states goes to war interesting united states wins. >> let me ask you a broader question. your convention was here a year ago. barack obama won 53% of the vote nationally. turned red states blue, nine states george w. bush had won previously barack obama changed. as we have this conversation eight months since barack obama took office has the republican party taken the right steps in your view to repair its relationship with the american people or at the moment are you benefitting from doubts about him? >> some of both. our strategy can't be we hope the other side kicks it in the dugout. he inherited a tough situation but i think taken the country in a direction that is a movement liberal
i returned from my fouth trip from iraq and the trip from afghanistan. the administration has defined the mission in afghanistan as to disrupt and destroy the taliban and al qaeda and other terrorist forces that represent a threat to the national security interests of the united states. we need to make sure that mission is successful. the rule needs to be when the united states goes to war interesting united states wins. >> let me ask you a broader question. your convention was here a...
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about a thousand american troops in afghanistan went out on what they call an act of defiance. a 5 1/2-mile run in memory of the victims. forensic -- [ indiscernible ] afghanistan is the focal point of the war on terror as the troops fight to beat back the taliban. >>> a show of endurance at home to reflect on the september 11th attacks. cadets fromest point are walking a four-mile loop around the national mall today, starting at midnight and will continue until midnight tonight. they expect to walkabout 50 miles by the time they're all done. they say anyone is welcome to join them and walk for as long as you like. ♪ god bless america land they love ♪ >> patriotic music and a special color guard, part of the september 11th remembrance in alexandrea and they honored the call to make the day a national day of service. at this this ceremony, city leaders paid tribute to the american red cross, volunteer alexandrea and united way. a teacher and one of her students in northeast from buckus middle school were killed in the 9/11 attack. >> baucus is still closed and that didn't st
about a thousand american troops in afghanistan went out on what they call an act of defiance. a 5 1/2-mile run in memory of the victims. forensic -- [ indiscernible ] afghanistan is the focal point of the war on terror as the troops fight to beat back the taliban. >>> a show of endurance at home to reflect on the september 11th attacks. cadets fromest point are walking a four-mile loop around the national mall today, starting at midnight and will continue until midnight tonight. they...
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control over afghanistan. in turn, this would lead to the establishment of safe havens for many of the world's most violent and feared terrorists. americans abandonment of afghanistan now could possibly hand over the keys to a nuclear armed kingdom of violence-loving terrorists. mr. president, i conclude by saying i just returned this past august from denmark and greece, two relatively small countries, but steadfast allie allies in tr resolve to support the mission and stablize afghanistan. declaring defeat in afghanistan today would signal to our allies that americans no longer have the resolve to defeat terrorists. declaring defeat in afghanistan would signal to our enemies by waiting us out, violent extremists can triumph over economic might in the international community. declaring defeat in afghanistan today would signal to the families of those who died on september 11, and the troops that have fought since then in the years since -- the service to their country, that their loved ones died in vain. these
control over afghanistan. in turn, this would lead to the establishment of safe havens for many of the world's most violent and feared terrorists. americans abandonment of afghanistan now could possibly hand over the keys to a nuclear armed kingdom of violence-loving terrorists. mr. president, i conclude by saying i just returned this past august from denmark and greece, two relatively small countries, but steadfast allie allies in tr resolve to support the mission and stablize afghanistan....
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troops killed today in afghanistan. the military said they died during fighting in kunar province near the border of pakistan. that makes 13 american forces killed so far this month. >>> meanwhile another attack today. a suicide bomber detonated near the military entrance in kabul. two people killed in that attack. >>> the u.s. war in afghanistan is increasingly an uphill battle for support from the afghan people. our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr, reports on a few incidents making a bad situation even worse. >> reporter: swedish charity workers say u.s. soldiers and afghan forces forcibly entered this hospital last week, breaking down doors, ordering patients out of their beds, and tieing up staff. it was only later, they say, the troops told them they were looking for an insurgent leader. >> they didn't find any insurgent in the hospital, and they didn't hurt any -- any of the -- any of the staff. still, this is a clear violation of internationally recognized principles and rules. >> reporter: nato is investig
troops killed today in afghanistan. the military said they died during fighting in kunar province near the border of pakistan. that makes 13 american forces killed so far this month. >>> meanwhile another attack today. a suicide bomber detonated near the military entrance in kabul. two people killed in that attack. >>> the u.s. war in afghanistan is increasingly an uphill battle for support from the afghan people. our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr, reports on a few...